11 For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope.

6 Train up a child in the way he should go, And when he is old he will not depart from it.

3 Let nothing be done through selfish ambition or conceit, but in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than himself.

21 For to me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain.

9 He who has ears to hear, let him hear!”

18 The Lord is near to those who have a broken heart, And saves such as have a contrite spirit.

5 For His anger is but for a moment, His favor is for life; Weeping may endure for a night, But joy comes in the morning.

8 For if we live, we live to the Lord; and if we die, we die to the Lord. Therefore, whether we live or die, we are the Lord’s.

17 For I will restore health to you And heal you of your wounds,’ says the Lord, ‘Because they called you an outcast saying: “This is Zion; No one seeks her.” ’